Mike Levin
@mikelevin.org
Proud husband and dad. Serving California's 49th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Environmental attorney, clean energy advocate, and SoCal native.
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Prosecutors stunned as ICE lets suspect in $100m jewelry heist leave US
Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, charged with stalking armored truck in 2022, allowed to self-deport to South America
www.theguardian.com
What a disgrace.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
Reposted by Mike Levin
A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Reposted by Mike Levin
This is your reminder: Washington Republicans gutted Medicaid and Medicare to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires last summer.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is your reminder: Washington Republicans gutted Medicaid and Medicare to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires last summer.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
This is your reminder: Washington Republicans gutted Medicaid and Medicare to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires last summer.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is your reminder: Washington Republicans gutted Medicaid and Medicare to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires last summer.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
The worst impacts of their bill were delayed—but that was intentional.
When the pain comes, I’m sure they will try to dodge accountability, but we won’t forget.
A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Reposted by Mike Levin
What a disgrace.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
Prosecutors stunned as ICE lets suspect in $100m jewelry heist leave US
Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, charged with stalking armored truck in 2022, allowed to self-deport to South America
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
What a disgrace.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
What a disgrace.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
Prosecutors stunned as ICE lets suspect in $100m jewelry heist leave US
Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, charged with stalking armored truck in 2022, allowed to self-deport to South America
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
What a disgrace.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
ICE may have handed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in American history a free pass by deporting him before he ever faced trial.
This is the result of Stephen Miller’s chaos. Reckless mismanagement that undermines public safety and makes a mockery of the justice system.
This is vile, dehumanizing garbage that we must condemn. 👇
February 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is vile, dehumanizing garbage that we must condemn. 👇
Reposted by Mike Levin
They didn’t follow the law, didn’t follow the science, and betrayed the public to serve Trump’s agenda.
Disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
Disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
They didn’t follow the law, didn’t follow the science, and betrayed the public to serve Trump’s agenda.
Disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
Disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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Mike Johnson is turning into the MyPillow guy. He admits he has no evidence, ignores courts and audits, and still pushes election conspiracies to serve Trump and his own political survival. He has generally surrendered the House and abandoned his oath.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
February 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Mike Johnson is turning into the MyPillow guy. He admits he has no evidence, ignores courts and audits, and still pushes election conspiracies to serve Trump and his own political survival. He has generally surrendered the House and abandoned his oath.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
Mike Johnson is turning into the MyPillow guy. He admits he has no evidence, ignores courts and audits, and still pushes election conspiracies to serve Trump and his own political survival. He has generally surrendered the House and abandoned his oath.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
February 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Mike Johnson is turning into the MyPillow guy. He admits he has no evidence, ignores courts and audits, and still pushes election conspiracies to serve Trump and his own political survival. He has generally surrendered the House and abandoned his oath.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
Weakest and worst Speaker in modern history.
Blocking wind and solar is unbelievably stupid.
It hands China and our competitors the lead in the fastest-growing energy industries, drives up electric bills, and forces families to rely on more expensive fossil fuels.
It hands China and our competitors the lead in the fastest-growing energy industries, drives up electric bills, and forces families to rely on more expensive fossil fuels.
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Blocking wind and solar is unbelievably stupid.
It hands China and our competitors the lead in the fastest-growing energy industries, drives up electric bills, and forces families to rely on more expensive fossil fuels.
It hands China and our competitors the lead in the fastest-growing energy industries, drives up electric bills, and forces families to rely on more expensive fossil fuels.
Reposted by Mike Levin
This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
Steve Bannon wants to turn ICE into a tool for intimidating voters and undermining elections. That is dangerous and un-American.
Any DHS funding deal must clearly ban ICE from polling places, election offices, and ballot-counting sites.
For me, this is a RED LINE.
Any DHS funding deal must clearly ban ICE from polling places, election offices, and ballot-counting sites.
For me, this is a RED LINE.
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Steve Bannon wants to turn ICE into a tool for intimidating voters and undermining elections. That is dangerous and un-American.
Any DHS funding deal must clearly ban ICE from polling places, election offices, and ballot-counting sites.
For me, this is a RED LINE.
Any DHS funding deal must clearly ban ICE from polling places, election offices, and ballot-counting sites.
For me, this is a RED LINE.
Reposted by Mike Levin
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Every court, every audit, every recount proved it. He knows it. Yet he’s spent years bullying officials and poisoning trust in our democracy to prop up a lie.
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Every court, every audit, every recount proved it. He knows it. Yet he’s spent years bullying officials and poisoning trust in our democracy to prop up a lie.
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Every court, every audit, every recount proved it. He knows it. Yet he’s spent years bullying officials and poisoning trust in our democracy to prop up a lie.
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Every court, every audit, every recount proved it. He knows it. Yet he’s spent years bullying officials and poisoning trust in our democracy to prop up a lie.
The IRS runs on about $12 billion a year.
Donald Trump is suing it for $10 billion, nearly the agency’s entire budget.
He’s trying to drain a public institution to settle a personal grievance over a crime someone else already paid for.
Donald Trump is suing it for $10 billion, nearly the agency’s entire budget.
He’s trying to drain a public institution to settle a personal grievance over a crime someone else already paid for.
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The IRS runs on about $12 billion a year.
Donald Trump is suing it for $10 billion, nearly the agency’s entire budget.
He’s trying to drain a public institution to settle a personal grievance over a crime someone else already paid for.
Donald Trump is suing it for $10 billion, nearly the agency’s entire budget.
He’s trying to drain a public institution to settle a personal grievance over a crime someone else already paid for.
For a number of years, I’ve been working on the bipartisan Dignity Act with colleagues from both parties who are serious about fixing what’s broken in our immigration system.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
For a number of years, I’ve been working on the bipartisan Dignity Act with colleagues from both parties who are serious about fixing what’s broken in our immigration system.
Reposted by Mike Levin
The Trump administration tried to fire civil rights staff, got blocked, then paid them to sit at home for nine months.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:06 AM
The Trump administration tried to fire civil rights staff, got blocked, then paid them to sit at home for nine months.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
The Trump administration tried to fire civil rights staff, got blocked, then paid them to sit at home for nine months.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:06 AM
The Trump administration tried to fire civil rights staff, got blocked, then paid them to sit at home for nine months.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
Cost: up to $38 million.
No greater “efficiencies” achieved, just wasted taxpayer money and weaker protections for kids.
Total and complete incompetence.
Trump lies so often about so many things, both large and small, including his bad poll numbers, that he’s trained people to doubt everything.
Facts blur, trust collapses.
You can call it his liar’s dividend. It’s how accountability disappears. We the people must keep fighting back.
Facts blur, trust collapses.
You can call it his liar’s dividend. It’s how accountability disappears. We the people must keep fighting back.
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Trump lies so often about so many things, both large and small, including his bad poll numbers, that he’s trained people to doubt everything.
Facts blur, trust collapses.
You can call it his liar’s dividend. It’s how accountability disappears. We the people must keep fighting back.
Facts blur, trust collapses.
You can call it his liar’s dividend. It’s how accountability disappears. We the people must keep fighting back.
This is disgraceful stuff from Mike Johnson.
He feeds Trump’s conspiracy machine with utter nonsense. He knows late-counted mail and provisional ballots routinely come in last and often lean Democratic.
But telling the truth doesn’t serve his dear leader.
He feeds Trump’s conspiracy machine with utter nonsense. He knows late-counted mail and provisional ballots routinely come in last and often lean Democratic.
But telling the truth doesn’t serve his dear leader.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
This is disgraceful stuff from Mike Johnson.
He feeds Trump’s conspiracy machine with utter nonsense. He knows late-counted mail and provisional ballots routinely come in last and often lean Democratic.
But telling the truth doesn’t serve his dear leader.
He feeds Trump’s conspiracy machine with utter nonsense. He knows late-counted mail and provisional ballots routinely come in last and often lean Democratic.
But telling the truth doesn’t serve his dear leader.
Trump and Washington Republicans are pouring roughly $30 billion in extra funding into ICE.
That same money could extend ACA tax credits and keep millions of Americans insured.
They chose deportation raids over doctor visits.
Cruelty over care.
It’s reprehensible.
#FundHealthCareOverICE
That same money could extend ACA tax credits and keep millions of Americans insured.
They chose deportation raids over doctor visits.
Cruelty over care.
It’s reprehensible.
#FundHealthCareOverICE
February 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Trump and Washington Republicans are pouring roughly $30 billion in extra funding into ICE.
That same money could extend ACA tax credits and keep millions of Americans insured.
They chose deportation raids over doctor visits.
Cruelty over care.
It’s reprehensible.
#FundHealthCareOverICE
That same money could extend ACA tax credits and keep millions of Americans insured.
They chose deportation raids over doctor visits.
Cruelty over care.
It’s reprehensible.
#FundHealthCareOverICE
America is a nation of laws.
And a nation of immigrants.
We don’t need chaos.
We need competence.
Stop giving ICE a blank check.
Demand accountability.
And a nation of immigrants.
We don’t need chaos.
We need competence.
Stop giving ICE a blank check.
Demand accountability.
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
America is a nation of laws.
And a nation of immigrants.
We don’t need chaos.
We need competence.
Stop giving ICE a blank check.
Demand accountability.
And a nation of immigrants.
We don’t need chaos.
We need competence.
Stop giving ICE a blank check.
Demand accountability.
A constituent of mine had a theory this past weekend about why Trump is causing so much chaos. I’m not a doctor, but I think his diagnosis is strong!
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
A constituent of mine had a theory this past weekend about why Trump is causing so much chaos. I’m not a doctor, but I think his diagnosis is strong!